Lamont gets help from Obama
2006-10-27
Source: Boston Globe
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rss feedDemocratic Sen. Barack Obama, a vocal defender of Sen. Joe Lieberman earlier this year, is urging Connecticut voters to rally behind his rival, Ned Lamont.
The Illinois senator and potential 2008 presidential candidate sent an e-mail message Thursday praising Lamont.
"Ned Lamont has waged an impressive grass-roots campaign to give the people of Connecticut a choice in the November Senate election," Obama wrote. "Please join me in supporting Ned Lamont with your hard work on-the-ground in these closing weeks of the campaign."
The Lamont campaign said Obama's e-mail went to about 5,000 Connecticut residents.
Lamont aides said they welcomed the support of Obama, who has enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent weeks as speculation about his national ambitions mounts. Obama has also given $5,000 to Lamont's campaign through a political committee.
"Ned Lamont and I share a commitment to bringing our troops home safely from Iraq, to achieving energy independence, to helping all our citizens realize the American dream, and to empowering the American people to reclaim their government," Obama wrote.
In the spring, Obama traveled to Connecticut to speak for Lieberman.
The three-term senator holds a double-digit lead over Lamont in recent polls. Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, lost the Democratic primary in August to Lamont. Lieberman is running as an independent. A third candidate, Republican Alan Schlesinger, trails far behind in the polls.
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